While Trump and McCain had an infamously contentious relationship - including the time when the then-presidential candidate mocked the Arizona Republican for getting captured while fighting in the Vietnam War - the president did not bury the hatchet after McCain's passing.

The absence of a formal communique from the White House has raised eyebrows and was all the more conspicuous after Vice President Mike Pence along with most of the cabinet, Press Secretary Sarah Sanders and all the living former presidents had issued their own statements over the weekend. McCain was a member of the American Legion and retired from the U.S. Navy at the rank of captain.

Throughout McCain's illness, Trump continued to publicly snub him - including at a recent appearance in which the president declined to say McCain's name when signing a bill that was named for him.

During the time he remained active in the Senate, McCain also expressed deep misgivings about Trump's job as President, criticizing his handling of world affairs and the example he has set for the country.

McCain was one of Trump's sharpest critics, and made clear in one of his final wishes as he struggled with brain cancer that he did not want the president to attend his funeral.

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